JP/y/intro

JP/y/intro

...main features of the year to come.

On the flip-side, plasma TVs and entertainment centers have
risen to dominate the local lifestyle market on the "home" front,
indicating a continuing solid trend in consumerism, even with the
fuel hike. In fashion, this trend has fixed upon imported couture
and accessories, leaving local designers scrambling to maintain a
foothold with no national support.

Meanwhile, the year has seen a boom in the literary sector --
both in terms of published works and readership -- with writing
competitions sprouting across the archipelago covering a broad
range of genres and writers of all ages. Further, a proliferation
in publications on Islam, from the moderate to the radical,
reveal an effort to address terrorism by a scholarly approach.

It could be said that Indonesian culture has been undergoing a
steady "internationalization" via exposure both local and abroad,
raising expectations for the coming year in enriching the
knowledge of national and international audiences as to its rich
and timeless heritage.